Police awaiting AGC's orders in Yeoh case
Published: Mar 11, 2025 7:01 AM
Updated: 10:01 AM
Summary
- Police are waiting on further orders from the Attorney-General’s Chambers for a case involving remarks made by Youth and Sports Minister Hannah Yeoh in her memoir.
- Yeoh is accused of propagating Christianity to Muslims, with certain quarters taking issue with excerpts from her autobiography.
Police are awaiting further instructions from the Attorney-General’s Chambers (AGC) on the case involving Youth and Sports Minister Hannah Yeoh’s autobiography, which was accused of promoting Christian proselytisation.
In a parliamentary written reply dated March 6, Home Minister Saifuddin Nasution Ismail confirmed that police had submitted their investigation paper on the matter to the AGC.
Saifuddin also assured that the police would conduct a transparent and fair investigation based on the nation’s legal framework, regardless of the status and position of the individuals involved.
In a parliamentary written reply dated March 6, Home Minister Saifuddin Nasution Ismail confirmed that police had submitted their investigation paper on the matter to the AGC.
Saifuddin also assured that the police would conduct a transparent and fair investigation based on the nation’s legal framework, regardless of the status and position of the individuals involved.
Home Minister Saifuddin Nasution Ismail
He declined further comments on the matter to avoid disrupting the probe, urging that the police be provided with the necessary trust and space to conduct their investigation without external influence.
The minister said this in response to a query from PAS MP Zulkifli Ismail on action against Yeoh over statements in her book allegedly spreading Christianity to Muslims in violation of Article 11(4) of the Federal Constitution.
Evangelism claims
On Jan 24, Kuala Lumpur police chief Rusdi Mohd Isa said the police inquiry paper in connection with 182 police reports lodged against Yeoh was submitted to the AGC on Jan 10.
Certain groups had targeted excerpts from the Segambut MP’s book, in which she speaks about how her Christian faith became an issue again on social media.
The minister said this in response to a query from PAS MP Zulkifli Ismail on action against Yeoh over statements in her book allegedly spreading Christianity to Muslims in violation of Article 11(4) of the Federal Constitution.
Evangelism claims
On Jan 24, Kuala Lumpur police chief Rusdi Mohd Isa said the police inquiry paper in connection with 182 police reports lodged against Yeoh was submitted to the AGC on Jan 10.
Certain groups had targeted excerpts from the Segambut MP’s book, in which she speaks about how her Christian faith became an issue again on social media.
Her critics focused on her description of herself as an “ambassador of God” - interpreting it as an attempt at evangelising.
Previously, the Kuala Lumpur High Court dismissed Yeoh’s defamation suit against former inspector-general of police Musa Hassan, who had alleged that the DAP lawmaker was attempting to turn Malaysia into a Christian nation.
Yeoh has since lodged a police report and filed an appeal in the case.
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kt comments:
An observation - Some adherents of any one of the Abrahamic faith always feel a great constant need to proclaim their faith (eg. their love for their god) publicly.
It's something I don't share nor can/should comment on other than to notate I have observed such.
Such "expressions of faith" can mislead to a feeling the proclaimer may be evangelistic.
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